careful, could have changed, I haven't checked deeply to see if it has changed since I left. Colleges might be different. But working directly for a church or church organizational structure, probably is not allowed. Such as repairing or maintenance on a church steeple. But if a jw works for or through a contractor as the employer, it might be allowed then. But I have learned over the years, that outside the organization perception some times overrules the details. I wonder where the money comes to pay their salary, indirectly or directly from the church involved. Also, some times here church private schools will not employ people not members of their religion. That has been contested here in the US since it seems that religion should not be a factor in employment. I will check and appreciate your comments. I worked for a law enforcement agency but did not have to carry a gun as a requirement of my employment. That was quibbled about by some jws, but then the WTS had an article that said the issue was having to carry a gun as a requirement of employment. It is so legalistic, the WTS is a bunch of Pharisees.
Posts by blondie
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31Wythenshawe Kingdom Hall - Sold
by AdamCzarnobay ini was slightly surprised to see that wythenshawe hall has been sold.
it's now a mosque.
this one had an attached flat where the co and his wife lived, i wonder what accommodation they put them in these days..
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Interesting bit of Watch Tower history
by vienne intwo images of allegheny city and a challenge.
see https://truthhistory.blogspot.com/ the newest post.
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blondie
I did a search for her comments here on JWN. MIght take some sorting through. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/users/7002/Leolaia/topics
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Wythenshawe Kingdom Hall - Sold
by AdamCzarnobay ini was slightly surprised to see that wythenshawe hall has been sold.
it's now a mosque.
this one had an attached flat where the co and his wife lived, i wonder what accommodation they put them in these days..
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blondie
Thanks, dozy. I see how they get around the "tax" issue.
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Some religions also facing persecution
by blondie inyes, persecution for religious beliefs is not exclusive to the watchtower organization.
how can that be, persecution is supposed to proof of god's favor on them, haha.https://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2948 .
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blondie
Yes, persecution for religious beliefs is not exclusive to the Watchtower organization. How can that be, persecution is supposed to proof of god's favor on them, haha.https://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2948
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Wythenshawe Kingdom Hall - Sold
by AdamCzarnobay ini was slightly surprised to see that wythenshawe hall has been sold.
it's now a mosque.
this one had an attached flat where the co and his wife lived, i wonder what accommodation they put them in these days..
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blondie
a watcher, is that in the US? "No longer apartments in the assembly halls. Caused issues with the non-profit status of congregations and ultimately the national organization in the US."
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Wythenshawe Kingdom Hall - Sold
by AdamCzarnobay ini was slightly surprised to see that wythenshawe hall has been sold.
it's now a mosque.
this one had an attached flat where the co and his wife lived, i wonder what accommodation they put them in these days..
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blondie
Diogenesister, actually the WTS can sell to a religious organization and buy a religious building. They have actually commented on this in a Questions from Readers article. But a jw can't donate money to another religious organization or accept money in pay for work done from a religious organization.
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Interesting bit of Watch Tower history
by vienne intwo images of allegheny city and a challenge.
see https://truthhistory.blogspot.com/ the newest post.
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Wythenshawe Kingdom Hall - Sold
by AdamCzarnobay ini was slightly surprised to see that wythenshawe hall has been sold.
it's now a mosque.
this one had an attached flat where the co and his wife lived, i wonder what accommodation they put them in these days..
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blondie
Around here, the apartments for the COs have not been used, or when KHs are built, not incorporated in any new KH building. No longer apartments in the assembly halls. Caused issues with the non-profit status of congregations and ultimately the national organization in the US. In the old days, COs stayed in home of jws and later had travel trailers and KHs had hookups for them or a jw had hookups at their houses. I do wonder what specifically is happening to accommodations for COs. Perhaps the WTS will go to substitute COs, something they tried in the past, "qualified" elders from the circuit doing it within easy driving range.
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The Governing Body Are Proud To announce..
by Ron.W. inthe governing body are proud to announce... can you finish off the line for them - the more outrageous the better,, .
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blondie
FedUpJW, I'm sure many jws bring their pads to the meetings because it is easier and faster to look up the scriptures (if they do that). I understand that that jws now carry those pads from door to door and share scriptures from that not a paper bible, pictures in the WT publications show that happening. So the day when everyone has to have a pad may be a real possibility.
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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’
by LongHairGal inthis information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.
(i don’t go on jw dot org).
it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.
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blondie
I can have seen that the WTS has discouraged planning for retirement in the years before a date they have set for the end. The end is near, why save for retirement when we are on the threshold of the new system. So jws who wanted to be seen as "righteous" in the eyes of the organization did not plan, 1914, 1925, 1975...but now was it has been 110 years since 1914 and the end is not near and perhaps jws are becoming disillusioned reaching retirement age with nothing to live on...time to change...like the dress code and hiding the practice of disfellowshipping changing "disfellowshipping" to other words which really mean the same thing. When Ray Franz was asked to leave Bethel (he was neither df'd or da'd at that time) he did not have enough work credits to qualify for Social Security in the US. So he had to go to work using the hours to get credit. So even social security is not automatic, one has to get a minimum # of credits first. So I wonder how many jws regret not qualifying even for that especially as the boomer generation is growing and in retirement or approaching retirement in the US. Does the WTS want a repeat of 1975 when many jws had quit jobs, school, sold their homes and property to preach full-time because it was only 9 years away, or 8 etc. The WTS also used to tell jws not to invest in the stock and bond market comparing it to gambling. But for a long time the WTS has been investing their money in stocks and bonds. Just some thoughts.